trounce

[US]/traʊns/
[UK]/traʊns/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. derrotar pesadamente, bater severamente, punir severamente
Word Forms
Terceira pessoa do singulartrounces
Passado simplestrounced
Particípio passadotrounced
Gerúndiotrouncing

Example Sentences

trounce the biggest party

derrotar o maior partido

Essex trounced Cambridgeshire 5–1 in the final.

Essex derrotou Cambridgeshire por 5 a 1 na final.

The team trounced their opponents in the championship game.

A equipe derrotou seus oponentes no jogo do campeonato.

She trounced her opponent in the debate with well-researched arguments.

Ela derrotou seu oponente no debate com argumentos bem pesquisados.

The company trounced its competitors by offering better prices and services.

A empresa derrotou seus concorrentes oferecendo melhores preços e serviços.

He trounced his rival in the election with a significant margin.

Ele derrotou seu rival nas eleições com uma margem significativa.

The favorite team trounced the underdogs in a one-sided match.

A equipe favorita derrotou os azarões em um jogo unilateral.

The chess champion trounced all his opponents in the tournament.

O campeão de xadrez derrotou todos os seus oponentes no torneio.

The boxer trounced his opponent with a knockout punch.

O boxeador derrotou seu oponente com um nocaute.

The student trounced the exam with a perfect score.

O aluno se destacou na prova com uma pontuação perfeita.

The experienced lawyer trounced the prosecution in the courtroom.

O advogado experiente derrotou a acusação no tribunal.

The skilled debater trounced his opponent with logical arguments.

O debatedor habilidoso derrotou seu oponente com argumentos lógicos.

Real-world Examples

Ms Lightfoot trounced Toni Preckwinkle, a mainstay of the city's establishment.

Ms Lightfoot derrotou Toni Preckwinkle, um pilar do establishment da cidade.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

And they have both been trounced by the KBW index of bank stocks.

E ambos foram derrotados pelo índice KBW de ações bancárias.

Source: The Economist - Finance

And today Netflix trounces the traditional cable TV firms which love to bamboozle customers.

E hoje, a Netflix supera as empresas tradicionais de TV a cabo que adoram enganar os clientes.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

It recently went head-to- head with the basketball play-offs and trounced the ball game in ratings.

Recentemente, enfrentou diretamente os playoffs de basquete e superou o jogo em audiência.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

To trounce stop bank runs, Cyprus has imposed a string of restrictions on sending money abroad.

Para evitar a corrida aos bancos, Chipre impôs uma série de restrições ao envio de dinheiro para o exterior.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation April 2013

Okay, but get ready to get trounced.

Ok, mas prepare-se para ser derrotado.

Source: 2010 ESLPod

In fact, their competitors trounced them in thedigital photography space.

Na verdade, seus concorrentes os superaram no setor de fotografia digital.

Source: CNN 10 Student English Comprehensive Listening Collection May 2016

He moped into the schoolyard wishing she were a boy, and imagining how he would trounce her if she were.

Ele entrou no pátio da escola, desejando que ela fosse um menino, e imaginando como a superaria se ela fosse.

Source: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

After managing to trounce a Roman army in two eleven BC, Hasdrubal thought he would cross the Alps and join his big brother.

Depois de conseguir derrotar um exército romano em 211 a.C., Hasdrubal pensou que cruzaria os Alpes e se juntaria ao seu irmão mais velho.

Source: The rise and fall of superpowers.

There were, however, occasional reminders of more unusual goings-on: a horse turd on the sidewalk, a golden retriever trouncing through the glass atrium.

No entanto, houve lembretes ocasionais de acontecimentos mais incomuns: um cocô de cavalo no passeio, um golden retriever correndo pelo átrio de vidro.

Source: The Atlantic Monthly (Article Edition)

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